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Commission adopts advisory opinion: auction proceeds to be disclosed as individual gifts on Form 9
Summary
The commission adopted an advisory opinion advising a property appraiser to disclose proceeds from a charitable auction as separate gifts on Form 9 (each winning bid valued at the winning bid amount), and to disclose donor and winning-bidder information when known.
The Florida Commission on Ethics adopted a formal advisory opinion clarifying how a reporting official should disclose monetary donations received as the proceeds of a charitable auction.
Staff described a factual scenario in which a property appraiser and family were injured in a vehicle accident and acquaintances set up an auction that raised approximately $101,590 to help offset the appraiser’s expenses.…
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